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What is the Bering Strait?
The Bering Strait was not a strait at all. It was a dry bridge of land that people call Beringia.
What way did people first come to America?
By boat
What did the Inuits create?
Kayaks and homes for the winter.
a set of beliefs and way of life that is special to a certain group of historians.
Culture
How did the natural environment of Native Americans affect their religious beliefs?
Many Native American groups sought the help and favor of spirits that represented animals or natural forces.
What did the Mayans create?
The Maya’s created systems for writing and for doing advanced math and a highly accurate calendar.
What were the Ancient Puebloans known for?
The Ancient Puebloans also made beautiful pottery.
The Ancient Puebloans people were skillful builders.
complex way of life.
Civilizations
How did their natural environment affect the lives of Native American children?
Both boys and girls had to learn wilderness skills so they could survive in their environment.
How were the Aztecs different from earlier hunter-gatherers?
Aztecs were skilled farmers who lived in one place and did not travel to gather food.
How did the environment of the Ancient Puebloans affect the way they lived?
They built apartment-style homes on the mesas where they lived. They also used irrigation to water the dry land so they could farm on it.
people who moved often to search for food.
Nomads
What are three different characteristics of culture?
Types of work
Clothing and hairstyles
Ceremonies and celebrations
What did the Aztecs do/create?
The Aztecs were skilled farmers. They did not travel to gather food. They created an irrigation system.
Why were the Inuits and Ancient Puebloans important?
They created kayaks and beautiful pottery to help with trading
a relative who lived in the past.
How were the roles of Native American men and women in daily life the same and different?
The roles in both men and women were important to the groups survival; however women were in charge of family and home life while men hunted and fished and protected the community.
How would you compare the cultural aspects of the Aztecs and Mayan Civilizations?
The Aztecs developed new irrigation systems while the Mayas created new systems of writing, doing advanced math, and creating calendars.
Were Inuits and Ancient Puebloans mostly hunter-gatherers or did they practice agriculture?
Inuits were mostly hunters and gatherers. Ancient Puebloans were farmers.
the system by which a group makes, shares and uses goods.
Economy